Only top quality Virginias are the base for this truly excellent Danish mixture. A Navy Cut, with a fine and smooth taste, featuring true tobacco Virginia sweetness. A blend that is going to enchant not only the flake lover.

A very nice smoke with flavors of earthy hay, a lemon-like tang and just a touch of sweetness. There's a slight creaminess in the second half of the bowl making it very smooth. At first I was wishing for a little more sweetness, but after a few bowls I came to like it just as it is. This is a first class flake.

Mild to medium in body. I'm of the opinion that there are no added flavorings. Taste is medium. Burns very well.

The Virginias are grassy and hay-like with a mild earthiness. I detect a minor honey note along with plenty of sweet citrus. The nic-hit is mild. The flakes break apart with ease, allowing the smoker to fill the bowl to their preference. Burns well once you get it lit, but it seems to take a few lights at first. Smokes cool and smooth with a consistent flavor, though it's possible to get a light cigarette note if you puff like a steam engine. No bite, no dottle or hardly any moisture left in the bowl. Not a complex product by any means, but makes for a very comfortable, flavorful all day smoke.

I am running through Virginia flakes and really love this one. I can smoke four bowls in a row and it is just a perfect smoke for me. I just stuff and light. I bought several tins for the cellar and foresee smoking a lot of this blend. Not a heavy hitter which is nice for me. For me it is the little brother of dunhill flake.

Another nice VA flake from Aylesbury by Planta. Now I'm 2/2 with 4*. The 1 1/2"x3"x1/16" flakes have an ideal moisture content from the tin and can be packed evenly without rubout and no relights are needed after the charing light. Smoked cool without any bite or condensation to the bottom of the bowl. Even with pipe rotation and smoking only one load in each, this blend tended to dry out my mouth so I wouldn't use it as an all day smoke. However, for a treat or nice change I'd give it a try.

Planta has always done a good job with the Aylesbury blends and Luxury Flake is a dandy mid-stroke. in the pipe world, it would be a Stanwell, always counted on to give a good smoke but nothing outstanding. This tobacco, for some reason, was bugger to keep lite. Still, the flavor was very worthy of any Virginia Flake lover's pipe.

Another very good K&K virginia. Is similar to F&T vintage, and to their Special Brown flake. This is often hard to find. Its a straight virginia... darker than one might expect. Whatever the very mild casing, and it IS very mild....its got a nice subtle sweetness that works well with these darker yet mild virginias. Reminds me too of Dan Tobacco's Hamborger Veermaster. It is a very solid VA flake in a time when that is all too rare a commodity. nic hit is mild...maybe a notch over mild. 3 and a half stars.

This is one of the 'samples' he sent me in loose pouches, so any excess moisture's escaped. Because of the exemplary hydration I don't need to rub the flakes, they crumble to perfection as I stuff them into the bowl.

The smoke from Luxury Flake is nicely uncomplicated. The flavour's medium-weight: there's a subtle sweetness, grass notes, and some hay. Although there's a slight sweetness, I wouldn't say it qualifies as having much depth, really. The smoke's cool, and the burn couldn't be any better, but that's partly due to the tobacco achieving good moistness in Franck's loose baggies; cheers pal!

The nicotine's about medium, maybe just below, and the room-note's nice.

I was sent a very generous sample of this fine flake and I thought it warranted a review.

The flakes where very uniform and had that lovely VA smell I have come to love. It rubbed out very easily and needed about 25 minutes to dry before I could load my pipe.

After the charring light and subsequent relight, this blend took me back 25 years ago when I first took up the pipe and was smoking Dunhill Light VA Flake. It was a mild, flavor full and smooth smoke. It did burn a bit fast and hot even though I was sipping. That keeps me from giving out 4**

I like this and I believe I will have to purchase a few tins to put in the cellar.

So I had run out of my regular VA flakes, and no time to go to my usual source for more. The shop I happened to pass by had this blend. So I got a tin on the recommendation of the shopkeeper. Can't say I'm sorry I did.

The slices are a mix of golden and brown leaf, overall pretty dark; the tin aroma is nice and sweet with just a hint of honey that may well be my own imagination rather than a topping. From the fresh tin, the tobacco is a bit on the moist side, but I could light it up with no problems.

The taste is nice and sweet, with very little VA grassiness. I am not going to stick my neck out by comparing this blend with Sam Gawith's FVF, but the taste is closer to that blend than any other VA flake I have tasted so far. It can turn bitter if smoked too hot though.

The smoke is nice and fully sweet. Not much of a Nic kick, but accomodating anyway. Could be an all-day smoke for me.

This is a great flake! Tin aroma is of hay and dark chocolate. The moisture was just right in my opinion. I rubbed one flake out about seventy-five percent and then packed it in a trusted briar. Pre- light aroma was of warm toast and a hint of cream. After tamping and re-lighting the aroma was a bit stronger with an added pleasant tobacco smokiness. Taste was of good tobacco with a slight sweetness due to the Virginias. Taste and aroma stayed true from start to finish. It may bite if smoked too fast. A great tobacco for beginners and anyone looking for a good smoke!

As described, "straight Virginia", has just a really good, good taste. Smooth, with no bite, very creamy, finishes on the palate very well. Ignited with no problems and was able to keep it lit throughout the entire smoke. Should be enjoyed a very slow pace as if you smoke it too fast, it can be a bit bitter. The natural sweetness of the Virginia comes through really well, and it has a really satisfying room note. Definitely recommend this to anyone who likes Virginia, and who wants something with a nice mellow taste.

This is a great flake! Tin aroma is of hay and dark chocolate. The moisture was just right in my opinion. I rubbed one flake out about seventy-five percent and then packed it in a trusted briar. Pre- light aroma was of warm toast and a hint of cream. After tamping and re-lighting the aroma was a bit stronger with an added pleasant tobacco smokiness. Taste was of good tobacco with a slight sweetness due to the Virginias. Taste and aroma stayed true from start to finish. It may bite if smoked too fast. A great tobacco for beginners and anyone looking for a good smoke!

A real nice va flake, well up there will more famous and expensive va blends. I really like the sir William flake too, but this has a little more depth and fullness too it. Honest and quality va flake. You'll be surprised with this one if you're a va purest. Great price for a quality flake.

Ah, my very first review. I've been a long time visitor to this site and I finally got around to creating an account. I feel good about it. Ok, here goes. This is a real quality flake here. I'm really partial to a lot of the Virginia flakes out there and I just acquired this one recently. I'm smoking it with my morning joe as I compose this actually. I tend to usually enjoy a mildish flake of one name or another 1st thing and this one fits the bill very nicely. Just an all around good, sweet, grassy Virginia. It is similar imo to Mac Baren Virginia flake. Very nice and satisfying.